ammo

[donkdaniel 236]

ive got a 17hmr on its way just wont any advise on a good round for it? im looking for accuracy,stopping power and lowest noise you could get thanks

[sounder 9]

ive got a 17hmr on its way just wont any advise on a good round for it? im looking for accuracy,stopping power and lowest noise you could get thanks

in the right section now

sounder

[Deker 3,491]

ive got a 17hmr on its way just wont any advise on a good round for it? im looking for accuracy,stopping power and lowest noise you could get thanks

 

 

They are noisy, little or nothing noise wise between any of the ammo!

 

17g V-Max (ballistic tips) tend to work best in the rifle, the 20g are usually all over the place but mine just shot a very good group in gusty conditions with the 20g Gamepoint.

 

The ballistic tips are an excellent rabbit round, but tend to be very frangible, the 20g arguably have more stopping power and tend to hold their energy a little better. The bullets behave very differently upon arrival!

 

The rifle is best with 17g V-max in my view and is designed to deal with whatever 17g V-max can deal with. The 20g seems almost an afterthought to give the rifle a little more grunt. I would have to suggest that if you want a little more grunt than the 17g V-Max then it's best to buy a larger calibre rifle!!

[halamrose 24]

When you switch between 17 and 20 grain bullets, do you rezero or are they close enough not to bother? How about switching between HV and subs in a 22?

Cheers,

Halam

[Deker 3,491]

When you switch between 17 and 20 grain bullets, do you rezero or are they close enough not to bother? How about switching between HV and subs in a 22?

Cheers,

Halam

 

Strange as it may seem at 100 yards the 20g .17HMR fly slightly higher and slightly left of the 17g in mine!

 

Lots of different subs and high velocity in .22lr which fly a lot different to each other.

 

Bottom line is, change ammo and check your zero every time!